Intel JCC Erratum Microcode Update Gaming Benchmarks Intel Core i9-7960X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB gaming benchmarks from Intel JCC microcode update. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Existing Microcode: Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (1650/7750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.31, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 New Microcode: Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0 (1.A0 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (1650/7750MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.31, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.119, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Batman: Arkham Origins Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 109.74 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 109.10 |================================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 61.9 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 61.8 |==================================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 59.8 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 60.3 |==================================================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 138.69 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 136.88 |================================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 75.0 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 73.8 |=================================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 74.6 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 73.2 |=================================================== ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 246.8 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 226.5 |=============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 136 |===================================================== New Microcode ...... 134 |==================================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 135 |===================================================== New Microcode ...... 132 |==================================================== HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 106.42 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 105.90 |================================================== HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4 AVG: 9 MAX: 121 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4 AVG: 9 MAX: 120 HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 76.33 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 75.64 |=================================================== HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 5 AVG: 13 MAX: 145 New Microcode ...... MIN: 5 AVG: 13 MAX: 145 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 89.57 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 89.41 |=================================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.6 AVG: 11.2 MAX: 26.2 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4.1 AVG: 11.2 MAX: 49.1 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 82.13 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 81.32 |================================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.5 AVG: 12.1 MAX: 33.8 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4.2 AVG: 12.3 MAX: 43.5 Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 153.1 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 151.9 |=================================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 124.5 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 123.2 |================================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 128.4 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 126.7 |================================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 144.4 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 143.2 |=================================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 94.1 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 94.0 |==================================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 92.9 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 92.9 |==================================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 93.3 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 92.8 |==================================================== SuperTuxKart 0.9.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Graphics Effects: High - Karts: 8 - Scene: Candela City Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 88.09 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 86.15 |================================================== SuperTuxKart 0.9.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Graphics Effects: High - Karts: 8 - Scene: Cocoa Temple Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 140.57 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 141.35 |================================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 143.0 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 144.2 |=================================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 143.8 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 144.3 |=================================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 98.0 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 98.5 |==================================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.9 AVG: 10.1 MAX: 64.7 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4.9 AVG: 10.2 MAX: 95.3 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 68.7 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 69.2 |==================================================== Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle Benchmark - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.3 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 96.9 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4.7 AVG: 14.3 MAX: 96.4 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 125.6 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 126.0 |=================================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.7 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 88.4 New Microcode ...... MIN: 4.8 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 86.5 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 89.9 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 89.7 |==================================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 4.9 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 87.3 New Microcode ...... MIN: 5.1 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 84.3 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 162.6 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 163.7 |=================================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Existing Microcode . MIN: 3.1 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 77.1 New Microcode ...... MIN: 3.2 AVG: 6.1 MAX: 76.0 Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 88.6 |==================================================== New Microcode ...... 88.7 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 304.87 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 298.49 |================================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 226.34 |================================================== New Microcode ...... 224.16 |================================================== X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Existing Microcode . 79.94 |=================================================== New Microcode ...... 79.98 |===================================================